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ArticleScientific reports2017

Combined effects of ZnO particle deposition and heat treatment on dimensional stability and mechanical properties of poplar wood.

Wei Cui, Nannan Zhang, Min Xu, Liping Cai

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors.

Wei CuiKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, P.R. China.
Nannan ZhangKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, P.R. China.
Min XuKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, P.R. China. donglinxumin@163.com.
Liping CaiMechanical and Energy Engineering Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 76201, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposed a one-step wood modification method by combining the deposition of ZnO particles on wood surface and heat treatment. The effects of ZnO particles and heat treatment on mechanical properties and dimensional stability of poplar wood were examined. Samples were sorted into 4 groups, i.e., control, heat-treated, impregnation/heat-treated, and hydrothermal-treated samples. The mechanical properties and dimensional stability of impregnation/heat-treated and hydrothermal-treated wood samples were measured in comparison with those of the control and heat-treated wood samples. Compared with the control ones, the reduction of the flexural strength of the heat-treated, impregnation/heat-treated and hydrothermal-treated samples were about 11.57%, 8.53% and 15.90%, respectively. The modulus of elasticity of the heat-treated and hydrothermal-treated samples decreased by 13.78% and 23.78%, respectively, while the impregnation/heat-treated samples increased by about 8.57% due to the ZnO particles growth. The dimensional stabilities of the heat-treated, impregnated/heat-treated and hydrothermal-treated samples were improved in comparison with that of the control sample. All samples were characterized by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X - ray diffraction (XRD).

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PMCPMC5577223

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